Villeurbanne (AFP)
Monaco coach Sasa Obradovic on Monday questioned the "inhuman" playing conditions before match 5, decisive, of the final of the elite French basketball championship that will oppose the Astroballe on Tuesday. under a dreaded stifling heat, his team at Asvel.
Both clubs are tied 2-2 after the first four innings.
"It's a problem for both teams, there can be no solution for Tuesday, but for a team that will play the Euroleague, it will be necessary to find one because the conditions are not at all suitable for playing a game. good basketball game, "said the Monegasque coach in a press conference.
"In game 2, Eric Buckner was uncomfortable on the way back to the locker room, we were really scared for him, everything went back to normal after the medical staff took care of him," said the strong winger. Monaco, Amara Sy, himself former player of Villeurbanne.
"Paul Lacombe was also not very good, it's problematic, I know for playing several seasons at Asvel, the arrival of the playoffs, we play in the stifling heat and even more when we arrive at the end of June, "he added.
"This is a problem for the show, the audience and the condition of the players We have a match to be delivered We will put ourselves in the best mental conditions, diet and hydration, drinking three times more to give maximum chances to resist this heat, it will be hard for everyone but once we get inside we will not calculate, "added Sy.
For his part, Asvel coach Zvezdan Mitrovic recalled "it was already hot for the first two rounds".
"But it will be even hotter Tuesday.These are not easy conditions especially in play-off but the conditions will be the same for everyone," said the technician Montenegrin.
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